Delhi-Dehradun Expressway is set to open in the last week of March or the beginning of April. The National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) has decided to conduct load testing from the first week of March and trial runs from the second week. The third phase of the expressway is planned to be opened for traffic by May.
With the opening of these two phases, Khekra in Baghpat will be directly connected to the Delhi-Meerut Expressway through the Eastern Peripheral Expressway. This will provide convenience for travel from eastern Delhi to Sonipat in Haryana via Baghpat, Shamli, and the eastern border. The second phase involves the construction of a 16.60 km long expressway from Loni Border in Delhi to Khekra in Baghpat. The work of placing pillars and guarders for a 12 km long elevated corridor has already been completed.
The road construction work is almost complete, with some remaining work to be finished within the next 20 days. Along with the elevated corridor, the construction of the service road below has also been done. The work of approximately 2.5 km drainage is in progress, with the target to complete it by February.
The first phase, which is approximately 15.50 km long, starts from Akshardham and passes through Shastri Park and Gandhi Nagar before reaching the Uttar Pradesh border. Around 95% of this section is an elevated road. 85% of the elevated corridor section has been completed. The remaining work will be completed by the end of March.
Regular reviews of the 210 km long expressway are underway. Three packages between Ganeshpur and Dehradun in Saharanpur will also be completed by March and opened for traffic in April. However, the progress of work between the Eastern Peripheral Expressway and Ganeshpur is slow. As a result, the entire expressway is expected to be ready by November.
दिल्ली-देहरादून एक्सप्रेसवे का दूसरा चरण मार्च के आखिरी सप्ताह या अप्रैल की शुरुआत में खुलने वाला है। 95 फीसदी काम पूरा हो चुका है और एनएचएआई ने लोड परीक्षण और ट्रायल रन करने का निर्णय लिया है। इससे पूर्वी दिल्ली से बागपत, शामली और पूर्वी परिधि के रास्ते हरियाणा के सोनीपत तक आवागमन में सुविधा होगी। दूसरे चरण में दिल्ली के लोनी बॉर्डर से लेकर बागपत के खेकड़ा तक 16.60 किमी लंबा एक्सप्रेसवे बनाया जा रहा है। सड़क निर्माण का कार्य भी लगभग पूरा हो चुका है और अक्षरधाम से यूपी बॉर्डर तक काम लगभग पूरा हो गया है। इसके लिए नवंबर तक का समय लगेगा।
